Background & Specialties

Board Certification

Dr. Rios is Board Certified by:

• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Board of Surgery
• Hand Surgery Certificate of Added Qualifications by the American Board of Surgery
  
   

Professional Background

• MD Southwestern Medical School Dallas, TX
  1986-1990
• BA (Biology) Harvard University Cambridge, MA
  1986
• Edinburg High School Valedictorian Edinburg, TX
  1982
• University of California, Davis, East Bay
  1990-94 General Surgery Internship and Residency
• Baylor College of Medicine
  1997-98 Hand Surgery Fellowship
• Tulane University
  1996-97 Chief Resident of Plastic Surgery
• Tulane University
  1995-96 Resident of Plastic Surgery
• University of California, Davis, East Bay
  1994-95 Chief Resident of Surgery

Teaching Appointments

Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Surgery University of Texas Health Science San Antonio

Publications and Presentations

American Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting 2010,2008,2007
American society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting 2009,2009
American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons 2011

Hobbies and Interests

Piano, Classical Guitar, Jogging, Dog lover, Reading, Boy Scouts

Volunteer: Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 68, Cub Scout Pack Leader 68, Selection Chair Harvard College Rio Grande Valley, Board Member McAllen Boys and Girls Club